OVERVIEW
Please watch this video (only 13 minutes!!) in which I give you an overview + background for this week’s material. If you want to access the slides directly, you can find them here
READ
AAUW, “The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap”
AAPI Women’s Economic Security
Kim, “Policies to End the Gender Wage Gap in the United States”
Listen
“Domestic Workers Hit Hard by the COVID-19 Pandemic” (13:49)
Optional
Read: Red Canary Song Statement
Watch: Red Canary Song Vigil (1:38)
DISCUSSION BOARD #8 (DUE 4/5)
Instructions/How to post here
For this week’s post, please write one question or comment about something you learned about the relationship between gender and work, especially about the wage gap and other gendered disparities. Please also feel free reflect on your own observations or experiences in workplaces and what gender disparities you have or have not seen.
You can also write a response to any of the material by Red Canary Song.
Please title your post: First Name Last Name: DB 8 and select “DB 8” as the category for your post.
FINAL PROJECT TO-DOS
- The instructions are here.
- Your proposal was due earlier this week. If you have not submitted it, please do so as soon as possible.
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- You can write your proposal as a post on our course site and select “PROPOSAL” as your category. You can make it private. Either way, my feedback to you will be private.
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- Sign up for a meeting with me ASAP here
- Sign up for a class presentation ASAP here
MIDTERM CHECK-IN
You will receive an email from me in the next week to let you know what assignments you are missing and any other important information about class expectations. Please keep an eye out for this email! You are also welcome to set up a time to talk with me about assignments or any other issues related to our class.
